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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

Residents Of Westmoreland Encouraged Not To Be Complacent In Adhering To COVID Protocols

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging residents not to become complacent in adhering to COVID-19 protocols in the parish. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on February 11....
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) looks at a set of outputs for piped medical gases with Senior Medical Officer at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Dr. Leighton Perrins, at the field hospital located on the grounds of the facility. Occasion was a tour of the field hospital by the Minister and staff from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) on Friday (February 12).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) looks at a set of outputs for piped medical gases with Senior Medical Officer at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Dr. Leighton Perrins, at the field hospital located on the grounds of the facility. Occasion was a tour of the field hospital by the Minister and staff from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) on Friday (February 12).

Field Hospital in Falmouth Close to Completion
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press conference on February 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press conference on February 11.

Health Minister Calls On Employees To Adhere To Protocols At Their Organisations
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.

Health Minister Says Only Vaccines Approved By WHO Will Be Given To Jamaicans
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (February 11).
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (February 11).

Citizens Of St. James Urged To Follow COVID-19 Prevention Protocols

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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

WHO Lists 2 Additional COVID-19 Vaccines for Emergency use and COVAX Roll-Out

AstraZeneca/Oxford-developed vaccines to reach countries in the coming weeks Geneva, 15 February 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India....
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Minister Tufton Urges Adherence to Covid-19 Prevention Protocols

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton is urging corporate entities to ensure that employees are adhering to the COVID-19 prevention protocols that have been implemented. He said within the last week, seven companies in the Corporate Area have been identified as having clusters of positive cases. Dr. Tufton further informed that there has also been clusters...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Kingston, St. Catherine And Trelawny To Get More COVID-19 Beds

Additional coronavirus (COVID-19) beds are to be provided by the Government for the parishes of Kingston, St. Catherine and Trelawny. Speaking at a virtual press conference on February 11, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the additional spaces, numbering over 130, would be added shortly, bringing the number of beds for COVID-19 patients to 495....
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Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), inspects tomatoes brought by farmer from Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Arden Parchment, during Thursday’s (February 11) Buy-Back Programme engagement at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz. The Programme is designed to address the glut of tomatoes in the parish.
AgricultureCoronavirus

Buy-Back Programme Safeguarding Farmers’ Wellbeing During COVID-19

Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, says the Government’s Buy-Back Programme continues to safeguard the well-being of local farmers affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On Thursday (February 11), the Ministry, through the St. Elizabeth office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), sought to purchase 10,000 pounds of tomatoes from...
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The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Building, Nethersole Place, downtown Kingston. (JIS File Photo)
CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Suspension Of Banking Services To The Public

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effective Friday, 12 February 2021, Bank of Jamaica will temporarily suspend the offering of teller services until further advised. Please be reminded that coin exchange services have been suspended since August 2020. In this regard, we therefore recommend that for the exchange of foreign currencies and other banking services, the public should rely...
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